Coca-Cola Company is eliminating half its master beverage brands around the world. The news Thursday follows on earlier announcements about a few brands specific brands that will be cut, including Tab, the company’s first diet soda.
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Plant Vogtle cost overruns once again an issue in Georgia PSC races
Candidates from three political parties are running for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which sets rates for Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light and could affect the bills of customers for decades to come. One of the biggest issues: How much will customers have to pay for billions of dollars in cost overruns on the nuclear expansion of Plant Vogtle.
Gas South would more than double size with buyout
Gas South to double size with buyout
Chick-fil-A still has slowest drive-throughs – and the most popular
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A again had the slowest drive-through times among major fast-food restaurant chains, though customers spent more time idling at many chains during the pandemic, according to an annual study. Chick-fil-A’s speed still gets top ratings from customers, a different survey showed.
Georgia Power ends pandemic moratorium on collecting bill payments
Georgia Power’s moratorium on disconnecting homes for non-payment has ended, even as the pandemic rolls on….
Georgia carpet giant and former executives fined by federal regulators
Federal regulators slapped the Atlanta-based carpet giant Interface with a $5 million civil penalty, saying the c…
Coca-Cola discloses package for workers who volunteer to leave
Coca-Cola Company disclosed severance packages being offering to thousands of employees, including many who are based in Atlanta, as the company preps for job cuts globally.
Georgia nuclear project reports more than 800 COVID-19 cases to date
Georgia Power’s massive nuclear expansion project has now had more than 800 workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Georgia Power said it faced another waves of cases at the Plant Vogtle project south of Augusta, but that the number of new cases is receding.
Coca-Cola to cut thousands of jobs in major global reorganization
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company announced a broad, global reorganization of its workforce that will include job cuts, both voluntary and involuntary for thousands of employees in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Coca-Cola North America chief stepping down immediately
The president of Coca-Cola Company’s flagship North America unit is stepping down immediately, the company said Monday. And his replacement is shifting from a part of the world that has been a crucial training ground for the company’s top executives.